Act 06 — The press

Papers
and clippings.

The diplomas and prizes gathered over half a century of work, the newspaper clippings from Warsaw to Belluno, the design papers of the monuments: the artist’s path told from the outside, one document at a time.

01

Distinctions

Diplomas, prizes and certificates: from the sculpture symposia of Italy and Slovenia to the Biennales d’Auvergne in France, to the Polish exhibitions. The artist’s own documents.

  • Calligraphic illuminated diploma, with a colour floral frieze on the left, of the prize for the best artistic expression at the 8th Ex Tempore of Belluno, 1993.

    The «Consorzio Centro Belluno» prize

    VIII Ex Tempore of Wood Sculpture

    Belluno · 14 November 1993

  • Certificate of the 6th International Symposium of sculpture in granite and other Sardinian ornamental stones, Buddusò 1995, with a colour floral frieze and the stamp of the Centro Culturale.

    Certificate of participation

    6th International Symposium of Granite Sculpture — Municipality of Buddusò

    Buddusò, Sardinia · June–July 1995

  • Certificate of distinction for the sculpture «Subiektywny» at the Winter Salon of Radom, 1981, on amber paper with a red ribbon and a paper clip.

    Distinction for «Subiektywny»

    XXXV Salon Zimowy Plastyki — Radom ’81

    Radom · 1981

  • Bilingual Slovenian-English invitation to the closing ceremony of the XVI International Sculpture Symposium Forma Viva, 1976, with a small photograph of a wooden sculpture.

    Invitation — «Forma Viva»

    XVI International Sculpture Symposium, closing ceremony

    Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 28 August 1976

  • Diploma of the Médaille d’Or at the Biennale Internationale d’Auvergne, sculpture section, 1989, awarded for the bronzes as a whole.

    Médaille d’Or — Diplôme

    Biennale Internationale d’Auvergne · ANLAM

    Châtel-Guyon, France · 1989

  • Diploma of the 1er Grand Prix ex aequo at the Biennale Internationale d’Auvergne, 1991, framed by two columns.

    1er Grand Prix (ex aequo)

    Biennale Internationale d’Auvergne · ANLAM

    Auvergne, France · 30 July 1991

  • Diploma of the medal for the twentieth anniversary of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts of Warsaw, 1979, on cream paper with signatures in blue ink.

    Twentieth-anniversary medal — TPSP

    Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Sztuk Pięknych (Society of Friends of Fine Arts)

    Warsaw · December 1979

  • Certificate of distinction in the field of sculpture at the national exhibition «Sport w Sztuce», Katowice 1976, with signatures in blue ink.

    Distinction — «Sport w Sztuce»

    National competition exhibition «Sport w Sztuce»

    Katowice · 1976

02

Press clippings

Antonina in the newspapers, from 1973 onwards: at work at the symposia, at the Warsaw solo exhibitions, at the openings. Clippings kept by the artist; text and photographs belong to the papers and their photographers.

  • Newspaper clipping: Antonina carving a large trunk at the Hajnówka open-air workshop, 1973, with an interview.

    «Hajnówka ’73»

    Report from the open-air workshop (paper to be identified)

    Hajnówka, Poland · 1973

    Fot. Roman Sieńko

  • Newspaper clipping on the 2nd International Sculpture Symposium of Hoyerswerda, 1977, with a photo of the sculptors at work in the open-air workshop.

    «Sie bilden das Lied vom Glück»

    2. Internationales Bildhauersymposium, Hoyerswerda (GDR)

    Hoyerswerda · 25 August 1977

    Foto: Gudrun Kubenz

  • Newspaper clipping on the sculpture made by Antonina for the Rostock zoo, 1978.

    «Dzieło polskiej plastyczki»

    Ostsee-Zeitung (Polish-language notice)

    Rostock · 1978

    Hans Jochen Vandrey

  • Clipping from il Giornale on the Ex Tempore of Swiss-pine sculpture in Belluno, 1993.

    «Sculture in cirmolo a Belluno»

    il Giornale, «Turismo» supplement

    Belluno · 12 November 1993

    Marco Perale

  • Clipping from Życie Warszawy on the solo exhibition at the Galeria Rzeźby, 1999, with a photo of the sculpture «Rozdarty».

    «Pastele oraz rzeźby z mahoniu i drewna»

    Życie Warszawy — solo exhibition at the Galeria Rzeźby

    Warsaw · February 1999

    Reprodukcja

  • Newspaper clipping on the unveiling of the Pomnik Nauczycieli Tajnego Nauczania in the Kazimierzowski park of Warsaw, November 2000, with a photo of the open-book monument among the crowd.

    «Księga w hołdzie»

    Report on the unveiling of the monument to the clandestine teachers (paper to be identified)

    Warsaw · November 2000

    Fot. PAP

  • The page of the interview with Antonina in the Tygodnik Siedlecki: the materials, the works around the world and the story of the eagle for the Polish Embassy in Moscow.

    «Nie zmarnować ani grama»

    Tygodnik Siedlecki — interview by Aneta Abramowicz

    Siedlce · 2009

    © Tygodnik Siedlecki — interview by Aneta Abramowicz

  • Clipping from the Gazeta Wyborcza on the unveiling of the monument to the teachers of the clandestine schooling, a work by Antonina, in the Kazimierzowski park of Warsaw, 2000.

    «Uczyli z narażeniem życia»

    Gazeta Wyborcza — Gazeta Stołeczna

    Warsaw · 10–12 November 2000

    Fot. Jacek Marczewski

  • Newspaper cutting: «Mjezynarodna rězbarska dźěłarnja we Wojerowskim zwěrjencu», Upper Sorbian daily, 1977.

    Mjezynarodna rězbarska dźěłarnja we Wojerowskim zwěrjencu

    Upper Sorbian daily · Hoyerswerda

    Hoyerswerda · 1977

  • Newspaper cutting: «Symposiumsteilnehmer: Antonina Wysocka-Jonczak», Lausitzer Rundschau, 25 August 1977. Antonina at work on the sandstone block, chisel and mallet in her hands.

    Symposiumsteilnehmer: Antonina Wysocka-Jonczak

    Lausitzer Rundschau · Cottbus

    Cottbus · 25 August 1977

  • Newspaper cutting: «Das Atelier im Freien / Neues aus dem Zoo», East German daily, August 1978. Below, the newly unveiled sculpture and a group of children looking at it.

    Das Atelier im Freien / Neues aus dem Zoo

    East German daily · Rostock

    Rostock · August 1978

  • Newspaper cutting: «Wystawa rzeźby Antoniny Wysockiej-Jonczak», Gazeta Krakowska, 6 May 1988.

    Wystawa rzeźby Antoniny Wysockiej-Jonczak

    Gazeta Krakowska · Kraków

    Kraków · 6 May 1988

  • Newspaper cutting: «Sochárske sympózium v Moravanoch», Pravda, 4 September 1971.

    Sochárske sympózium v Moravanoch

    Pravda · Bratislava

    Bratislava · 4 September 1971

  • Newspaper cutting: «Warszawa w sztuce», Stolica, 26 October 1969.

    Warszawa w sztuce

    Stolica · Warszawa

    Warszawa · 26 October 1969

  • Newspaper cutting: «Warszawscy rzeźbiarze w 25-leciu», Słowo Powszechne, 24 April 1970.

    Warszawscy rzeźbiarze w 25-leciu

    Słowo Powszechne · Warszawa

    Warszawa · 24 April 1970

  • Newspaper cutting: «Kamienna galeria na Trasie Łazienkowskiej», Polish daily, 1974.

    Kamienna galeria na Trasie Łazienkowskiej

    Polish daily · Warszawa

    Warszawa · 1974

  • Newspaper cutting: «Galeria w plenerze», Polish illustrated magazine. The row of sculptures along the embankment, photographs by Henryk Jurko.

    Galeria w plenerze

    Polish illustrated magazine · Warszawa

    Warszawa

  • Newspaper cutting: «Najlepsza wystawa roku w galeriach TPSP», Polish daily, 1975.

    Najlepsza wystawa roku w galeriach TPSP

    Polish daily · Warszawa

    Warszawa · 1975

  • Newspaper cutting: «Koń szachowy», Gazeta Wyborcza, 26 February 1999.

    Koń szachowy

    Gazeta Wyborcza · Warszawa

    Warszawa · 26 February 1999

  • Newspaper cutting: «Moda bez szans», Polish weekly, 1973.

    Moda bez szans

    Polish weekly

    1973

  • Newspaper cutting: «Pieśń Ojczyzny Pełna», Polish daily, 1996.

    Pieśń Ojczyzny Pełna

    Polish daily

    1996

  • Newspaper cutting: «Krastal im Stadtpark», Mitteilungsblatt der Stadt Villach, 1 September 1992.

    Krastal im Stadtpark

    Mitteilungsblatt der Stadt Villach · Villach

    Villach · 1 September 1992

  • Newspaper cutting: «Die Endphase im Stadtpark Villach», Kleine Zeitung, August 1992.

    Die Endphase im Stadtpark Villach

    Kleine Zeitung · Villach

    Villach · August 1992

  • Newspaper cutting: «Življenje z lesom», Slovenian weekly, 5 August 1976.

    Življenje z lesom

    Slovenian weekly · Kostanjevica na Krki

    Kostanjevica na Krki · 5 August 1976

  • Newspaper cutting: «A Fanano il 14° Simposio di scultura», Comunità Montana del Frignano — Notizie, April 1997.

    A Fanano il 14° Simposio di scultura

    Comunità Montana del Frignano — Notizie · Fanano

    Fanano · April 1997

  • Newspaper cutting: «Invitati dal mondo per la loro arte», Il Gazzettino, 11 November 1993.

    Invitati dal mondo per la loro arte

    Il Gazzettino · Belluno

    Belluno · 11 November 1993

  • Newspaper cutting: ««Atto d’amore» di Franco Maschio», Il Gazzettino, 15 November 1993. The report of the prize-giving, with the two photographs of the winners.

    «Atto d’amore» di Franco Maschio

    Il Gazzettino · Belluno

    Belluno · 15 November 1993

  • Newspaper cutting: «Ex Tempore — obbiettivo sugli scultori», Il Gazzettino, 12 November 1994. The five sculptors of the ninth edition, each with a portrait and a profile; the first is Antonina.

    Ex Tempore — obbiettivo sugli scultori

    Il Gazzettino · Belluno

    Belluno · 12 November 1994

  • Newspaper cutting: «Le opere di Antonina Wysocka Jonczak», il Settimanale Abbiatense, 24 May 1991.

    Le opere di Antonina Wysocka Jonczak

    il Settimanale Abbiatense · Abbiategrasso

    Abbiategrasso · 24 May 1991

03

Documents

Working papers: the foundation act of one monument, the design report of another. The artist’s hand beside that of the institutions.

  • Foundation act of the Monument to the National Anthem, Warsaw 1999; the design is by Henryka Strąk and Antonina Wysocka-Jonczak.

    Akt Erekcyjny — Monument to the National Anthem

    Plac gen. J.H. Dąbrowskiego, Warsaw

    Warsaw · 29 September 1999

  • Handwritten description of the design for the monument to the clandestine schooling: bronze and granite, 300 × 140 × 60 cm, a window of books with the letter V at its centre.

    Design for the Monument to the Clandestine Schooling

    Design report, in her own hand

    Warsaw · late 1990s

The diplomas and awards are the artist’s own papers. The press clippings and project documents are kept in the archive: texts and photographs remain the property of their newspapers and photographers, credited under each piece.

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